Our team includes seasoned consultants with years of experience in different areas of expertise.
Few profiles are presented below:
RAKESH VAIDYANATHAN
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
RAKESH VAIDYANATHAN
Academic Background:
Graduated from reputed IIM (Indian Institute of Management) and MBA at Wharton. Electrical engineer at the Guindy Engineering School in Chennai. Specialization in international affairs focused on Latin America by the University of Pennsylvania.
Relevant Experience :
Years of management consulting experience. He has had experience with McKinsey and the Boston Consulting Group in the United States, Mexico, Madrid and São Paulo. Worked with large multinationals in local subsidiaries in emerging markets. He has experience in diversified segments such as steel, auto components, consumer goods, health and logistics.
Languages :
Fluent Portuguese, Spanish, English, Tamil and Hindi.
Roberto Paranhos
International Politics Specialist
Roberto Paranhos
Academic Background:
Graduated from Fundação Getulio Vargas (Business Administration).
Relevant Experience :
Trade experience with 5 continents
Board member of several companies like Brastemp S.A., Brasmotor S.A., Cônsul S.A., Gradiente S.A..
Founder of Brazil-India Chamber of Commerce
Gave several lectures at Colleges, Class Associations and Chambers of Commerce, specially a presentation made at the invitation of Fundação Getúlio Vargas for the graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Languages :
Fluent Portuguese, Spanish, English and French
Maharshi Mehta
Energy Specialist
Maharshi Mehta
Academic Background:
Graduated from University of Mumbai (Civil Engineering), specialized in structural engineering.
Relevant Experience :
President of Kalpataru Power Transmission USA Inc., with 33 years of experience in Lattice transmission line tower industry (TL) and sub station structures. He has experience in all areas of Transmission Line production and construction areas, tendering, contracts, procurement, project management, EPC etc, with high level of knowledge of US sureties/ bonding.
Languages :
Fluent English and Hindi
Ricardo Tavares
Telecom Specialist
Ricardo Tavares
Academic Background:
Graduated from FAFIC (History), with a Masters Degree in Political Science (IUPERJ) and Ph.D. in International Relations and Comparative Public Policy from University of California at San Diego, School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS).
Relevant Experience :
Experience as international business developer and global technology policy leader with hands-on experience in accelerating new technology adoption worldwide as Founder & CEO of TechPolis. Has experience in projects covering IoT, smart cities, 5G, global value chain in electronics, data privacy, satellite and space policies, distressed telecommunications assets, wireless spectrum, and self-driving vehicles.
He was Senior Vice President (Public Policy) of GSM Association, where he built and led global policy advocacy team focused on accelerating the adoption of 3G and 4G technologies across the world and managed multi-region, multi-country projects promoting the release of new spectrum bands for cellular operators to deploy mobile broadband and was simultaneous project management in 25 countries resulting in over 2 billion people acquiring first time broadband Internet connection over the period.
Languages :
Fluent Portuguese, Spanish and English
Volker Adam
Health Specialist
Volker Adam
Academic Background:
Graduated from University of Mumbai (Civil Engineering), specialized in structural engineering.
Relevant Experience :
Graduated from Chemistry Universidad de Buenos Aires, after execute a MBA at IHK in Leverkusen Germany and has a MBA Postgraduate from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in Brazil.
Relevant Experience :
Versatile executive who has worked in business development, sales and general management of multinationals. Has 45 years of experience in healthcare companies, including: Bayer AG, working in Argentina, Brazil and Germany; Boehringer Mannheim working as a Regional Business Development in Latin America, Business Development Manager in Pharma, Diagnostics and Ortopodia, as well as Export Manager in Mexico; and Tecnoside & Farmaside S.A working as a technical advisor and assistor to install plants and conduct market studies.
Languages :
Fluent Spanish and English
Yan Salibian
Internationalization Consultant
YAN SALIBIAN
Academic Background:
Graduated from PUC – SP (Economics) and post graduated (Market Intelligence) at Saint Paul Business School. Has a Scientific Initiation in Economic Theory in the theme Reflections on Unemployment – 2010, exposed at the 20th Scientific Initiation Meeting (2011), nominated for international publication.
Relevant Experience :
Vast experience in Deloitte, focused on processes and risks mapping, internal controls, internal audit and securities pricing consulting services. He also has e-commerce area experience using web analytics and market research, aiming to guide decisions for new markets sizing and econometric modeling to forecast digital products revenue. Currently works with electrical and automotive sector.
Languages :
Fluent Portuguese, Spanish, English.
Alumni
SHYAM SRIDHAR
Shyam Sridhar
Academic Background:
He completed his BTech in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi. He was Head of Marketing and Co-Convenor of the institute festival.
He developed a detailed simulation project on queueing theory and its applications in clinics and hospitals.
Relevant Experience:
Has worked with top Indian manufacturing companies on streamlining Six Sigma processes and resolving equipment failures.
Within The Jai Group, he works in the areas of digital marketing, sales strategies, data analytics and market research.
Languages:
He is fluent in English, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil.
JOÃO RANGEL
João Rangel
Academic Background:
He graduated from PUC – SP (Economics), specialisation in fundamental analysis from BM&FHe participated in an exchange program in New Zealand.
Relevant Experience:
Developed projects in the life science area (drugs and devices) in The Jai Group, assisting foreign companies in South American markets. Has experience in multinationals, such as Shell, where he assisted on risk mapping, compliance, internal audit in process and finance, and Clariant, as a Business Controller for South America and Mexico on activities related to inventory age, working capital, sales map (ABC analysis by country, product and clients) and DRE (with profit and loss analysis). Currently works in the healthcare sector.
